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Moyer compared Ramirez and the rest of the Dodgers’ lineup to “a school of sharks.”
“Kind of on the prowl,” he said. “If you can kind of keep them all separated in the pool, it’s a great way to go after them. But when they kind of swarm together and they see blood in the water, they attack and they do a very good job of it.
Ramirez has had success in the past against Moyer, who will strive to keep the bases empty ahead and behind of Ramirez.
“If you have to pitch to him, you have to pitch to him,” Moyer said. “All that matters to me is tomorrow. What’s happened in the past, I’ll give him that. But tomorrow the slate is even.”
Old enough to be the father of some of his teammates, Moyer appreciates the workmanlike attitude the younger players have shown so far.
“After the game, there was music on in the clubhouse. The music might have been ridiculous, but it wasn’t ridiculously loud,” he said. “I’m sensing there’s some excitement but not exhilaration like, ‘Hey, we just won.”’
Torre confirmed he’ll go back to Derek Lowe, who started Game 1, on three days’ rest for Game 4 Monday.
“He’s pitched on a big stage before,” the manager said. “I don’t think he’s going to overthink the situation.”
Most of the Dodgers refused to call Sunday’s game a “must win.”
“You just got to remember to breathe and be sure of yourself,” Casey Blake said. “I don’t think anyone is hanging their head at all.”
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